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 Handbook of
Ashkenazic Given Names and Their Variantsby Alexander Beider 15,000 given names, their root name, derivation of root name, and how given name derived from root name. Shows origin and evolution of 735 root masculine and feminine Ashkenazic given names and a tree-like structure of all 15,000 name variants which shows how they were derived from the root name. $39.00 [Order now] |
 Where Once We
Walked: Revised Editionby Gary Mokotoff and Sallyann Amdur Sack with Alexander Sharon The award-winning Where Once We Walked (WOWW) identifies more than 23,500 towns where Jews lived before the Holocaust. Includes 17,500 alternate names, soundex index and "nearby town" index. $85.00 [Order now] |
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 Sephardic
Genealogy:Second Editionby Jeffrey S. Malka Award-winning comprehensive guide to doing Sephardic research. The first edition, which won the “Best Judaica Reference Book” (2002) of Association of Jewish Libraries, has been completely updated and improved. Nearly 100 pages longer. $55.00 [Order now] |
 Following
the Paper Trail: A Multilingual Translation Guide by Jonathan Shea & William Hoffman Guide to translating genealogy records of 13 European languages: Czech, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Latin, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish and Swedish. An indispensable reference source for anyone whose research involves European languages. $39.00 [Order now] |
 Getting
Started in Jewish Genealogyby Gary Mokotoff Primer on Jewish genealogical research that explains the great resources on the Internet to get going with your Jewish family history. It alerts the reader to what types of documents of their ancestors will aid in their research— such records as birth, marriage, death, Immigration, census and naturalization records. $29.00 [Order now] |
Sephardic
Genealogy
Translating Documents
Sephardic
Genealogy:Second Editionby Jeffrey S. Malka
Award-winning comprehensive guide to doing Sephardic research.
55.00 [Order now]
Dictionary
of Sephardic Given Namesby Mathilde Tagger
Nearly 2,000 Sephardic given names have been compiled by the author from hundreds of sources.
$34.00 [Order now]
Following
the Paper Trail: A Multilingual Translation Guide
by Jonathan Shea & William Hoffman
Guide to translating genealogy records of 13 European languages.
$39.00 [Order now]
Dictionary
of Sephardic Surnames: Second Editionby Guilherme Faiguenboim, et al
17,000 surnames from more than 24 countries where Sephardim lived. Softcover
$65.00 [Order now]
Guidebook
for Sephardic and Oriental Genealogical Sources in Israelby Mathilde Tagger & Yitzhak Kerem
Resources on Sephardic history and genealogy in
$45.00 [Order now]
In
Their Words: A Genealogist's
Translation Guide -- Polishby Jonathan Shea & William Hoffman
Detailed guide to translating Polish documents.
$45.00 [Order now]
Dictionary
of Bulgarian Jewish Surnamesby Mathilde A. Tagger
882 surnames showng etymology and spelling variants. Softcover
$30.00 [Order now]
A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from Maghreb
Region, Gibralltar, and Maltaby Alexander Beider
Comprehensive collection of Jewish surnames from North Africa.
$99.00 [Order now]
In
Their Words: A Genealogist's
Translation Guide -- Russianby Jonathan Shea & William Hoffman
Detailed guide to translating Russian documents.
$45.00 [Order now]
Holocaust
Dictionary
of Ashkenazic Given Names by Alexander Beider
Magnum opus describes origin and evolution of 15,000 given names.
$99.00 [Order now]
Dictionary
of Jewish Surnames from Galicia by Alexander Beider
Latest work of Dr. Beider identifies 35,000 surnames from the region.
$99.00 [Order now]
Chinese
Exileby Horst "Peter" Eisfelder
German Holocaust survivor recounts experiences as teenager in Shanghai/Nanking during World War II.
$45.00 [Order now]
A
Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Russian Empire: Revised Edition by Alexander Beider
Comprehensive collection of Jewish surnames from czarist Russia.
Two vols. $138.00 [Order now]
A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from Maghreb
Region, Gibralltar, and Maltaby Alexander Beider
Comprehensive collection of Jewish surnames from North Africa.
$99.00 [Order now]
Jews-Officers
in the Polish Armed Forces 1939–1945
by Benjamin Meirtschak
Identifies nearly 5,000 Jews who served as officers in the Polish Army during WWII. $40.00 [Order now]
Handbook
of Ashkenazic Given Names and
Their Variantsby Alexander Beider
15,000 given names, derivation of their root name, and how given name derived.
$39.00 [Order now]
 Dictionary
of Jewish Surnames from Italy, France and "Portuguese" Communitiesby Alexander Beider Comprehensive collection of Jewish surnames from Italy, France, Spain, Carribean . $99.00 [Order now] |
Dictionary
of Sephardic Surnames: Second Editionby Guilherme Faiguenboim, et al
17,000 surnames from more than 24 countries where Sephardim lived. Softcover
$65.00 [Order now]
A
Dictionary of German-Jewish Surnames by Lars Menk
More than 13,000 surnames from pre-World War I Germany.
$99.00 TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE [Order now for 3/2024 shipping]
Dictionary
of Bulgarian Jewish Surnamesby Mathilde A. Tagger
882 surnames showng etymology and spelling variants. Softcover
$30.00 [Order now]
Dictionary
of Sephardic Given Namesby Mathilde Tagger
Nearly 2,000 Sephardic given names have been compiled by the author from hundreds of sources.
$34.00 [Order now]
Russian Jewish Given Namesby Boris Feldblyum
Comprehensive collection of Jewish given names used in Russia at the turn of the 20th century. Hardcover
$19.95 [Order now]
Lands and Towns of Our Ancestors
History
of the Jews in Russia and
Polandby Simon Dubnow
One of the great histories of the Jews of Eastern Europe. Originally published in 1918. Republished by Avotaynu.
$49.50 [Order now]
Polish
Sources at
the Central Archives for the History of the Jewish PeopleAnnotated list of the inventory of this important archives for interwar Poland.
$25.95 [Order now]
Genealogical
Gazetteer of the Kingdom
of Hungaryby Jordan Auslander
Information about 12,000 towns of this vast area.
$56.00 [Order now]
Until the
Final
Solution: The Jews of Belgrade 1521–1942by Jennie Lebel
History of the Jewish presence in the capital of Serbia.
$49.00 [Order now]
Tide
& Wreck: History of the Jews
of Vardar
Macedoniaby Jennie Lebel
Detailed history of the Jews of Macedonia until the Final Solution
$39.00 [Order now]
History of
the
Jewish Community of
Schneidemühl:
From 1641 to the Holocaustby Peter Cullman
History of the Jews of this town (now Piła, Poland)
$56.00 [Order now]
Between
Galicia and Hungary: The Jews of Stropkov
by Melody Amsel
Yizkor book for this town in the Slovak Republic. Numerous pictures. Necrology.
$49.00 [Order now]
Jews of
Kopcheveby Dorothy Leivers
History of the Jews of Kapciamiestis, Lithuania,
$45.00 [Order now]
Biographical
Dictionary of Canadian Jewry: 1909–1914 by Lawrence Tapper
Births, bar mitzvahs, marriages, deaths and other records of Canadian Jewry.
$15.00 [Order now]
Library
Resources for German-Jewish Genealogy
by Angelika Ellmann-Krueger
Concise directory of library sources in Germany and the Internet.
$14.00 [Order now]
Naturalized
Jews of
the Grand Duchy
of Posen in 1834 and 1835by Edward David Luft
Identification of Jews naturalized during that period.
$44.95 [Order now]
History of
the
Jewish Community of Schönlanke : 1736–1940by Peter Cullman
History of the Jews of this town (now Piła, Poland)
$56.00 [Order now]
Jews of the
Kaišiadorys Region
of
Lithuania by Rolandas Gustaitis
History of the Jews of the region between Kaunas and Vilnius from the earliest days but primarily the 20th century. More than 200 pictures, 400 named persons.
$55.00 [Order now]
Attention Litvaks!!
Beginners/General Guide
Jewish
Vital Records, Revision
Lists....in the Lithuanian Archives by Harold Rhode & Sallyann Sack
Inventory of Jewish records in the Lithuanian State Archives.
$35.00 [Order now]
Road to
Victory:
Jewish Soldiers in the 16th Lithuanian Division by Dorothy Leivers
First-person accounts of the participation of Jewish fighters during World War II. $39.00 [Order now]
Getting
Started in Jewish Genealogy by Gary Mokotoff
Primer on Jewish genealogical research that explains the great resources on the Internet to get going with your Jewish family history.Perfect as a getting-started book. $29.00 [Order now]
Compiled Genealogies
U.S.Cities
Sourcebook
for Jewish Genealogies and
Family Histories by David Zubatsky & Irwin Berent
Reference to family trees of more than 10,000 Jewish surnames.
$45.00 [Order now]
The Plaut
Family:
Tracing the Legacyby Elizabeth S. Plaut
Family trees of various Plaut families from dozens of small villages in Germany.
$45.00 [Order now]
Lost
Synagogues of
Brooklynby Ellen Levitt
Pictorial essay of 91 former synagogues in Brooklyn providing their history past and present.
$35.00 [Order now]
The
Unbroken Chain - Third Edition by Neil Rosenstein
Identifies descendants of Rabbi Meir Katzenelenbogen. Includes numerous famous people.
$99.00 per volume
The
Jacobi Papers: Genealogical Studies of Leading Ashkenazi Familiesby Paul Jacobi,
Tens of thousands of names on family tree of 450 Ashkenazic families.
Four volumes. $89.00 each. $309 for the set.
Lost
Synagogues of The Bronx and Queensby Ellen Levitt
Pictorial essay of 86 former synagogues in The Bronx and Queens providing their history past and present.
$35.00 [Order now]
Diaries of
Bernhard
Cahnby Arline Sachs
19th century German-Jewish life in Kastel, Hesse, Germany.
$39.00 [Order now]
Shealtiel-Charlap Family of Eastern Europeby Andrew Charlap
The Christian author traces his family back to its Jewish origins
$29.00 [Order now]
Lost
Synagogues of Manhattanby Ellen Levitt
Pictorial essay of 83 former synagogues in Manhattan, Staten Island and Governors Island providing their history past and present. $35.00 [Order now]
The Old
Jewish
Cemeteries of Newark by Alice Perkins Gould
History of Jewish presence in this New Jersey city through its cemeteries..
$29.00 [Order now]
Gazetteers
German
Name-Change
Gazetteerby Otto Kredel & Franz Theirfelder
Name changes of towns after World War I formerly in Germany and Austria-Hungary. Two volumes.
$89.00 [Order now]
Where
Once We Walked: Revised Editionby Gary Mokotoff & Sallyann Amdur Sack with Alexander Sharon
Award-winning gazetteer of Central and Eastern Europe.
$85.00 [Order now]
Other
On Oldness: How to
Successfully Navigate Old Age by Sallyann Amdur Sack PhD
With attention and planning—plus a significant dose of health and good luck—old age can be a delightful, rewarding and pleasurable final stage of life.
$19.00 [Order now]
Taking TamarThe experiences of a noted genealogist bringing up her adopted daughter who has Down syndrome. Described are her battles with officials and even the birth family, but more importantly the incredible accomplishments she and her daughter achieved in maximizing the girl's potential.
$19.95 [Order now]
Every Family
Has a
StoryGary Mokotoff, Editor
Human interest stories published in AVOTAYNU over the past 20 years—72 in all—about how genealogy affected people's lives. $25.00 [Order now]
Proceedings of the Symposium on Genealogy and the SciencesLectures presented at the symposium on genealogy and the sciences held in December 2018 at the Weizmann Institute in Israel..
$19.00 [Order now]